Programming is the new literacy....PRENSKY Programming_TheNewLiteracy.pdf
http://blog.acm.org/archives/csta/2008/01/thinking_about.html - thoughts on PRENSKY ARTICLE


Purpose:
Students programming cell phones

Why:
Programming...New Literacy
Cell phone adoption v Web-PC adoption
21st Century skills....collaboration, communication, team building, student directed

Platforms
-iPhone (Apple)...CLOSED
-Android (Google)...OPEN
-RIM???

$$$$
Cash prizes from Google and Apple (Kliener Perkins)
AppStore- sell!
Web - sell
Partnership with existing Developer/Organization

People
Google - Andy Rubin, Dan Morrill
Apple - ?


Tools - FREE
iPhone SDK
Android SDK...JAVA
Web - both!?....Javascript/AJAX
School provides iMacs


Questions
WHat is best way to get started developing in Java?
How can we get physical devices? When?
Can Apple help?
Can Google help?
ANyone else doing this?


Notes
Run this like a real project....no fake assignments!
Use community entors (physical/virtual)